Pay bands nhs

PUBLISHED: 17:26 04 April 2018 | UPDATED: 17:28 04 April 2018 Jon King Public bodies, charities and businesses employing 250 or more staff have been reporting the percentage difference between what they pay men and women on average per hour. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA PA Wire/Press Association Images Public bodies, charities and businesses across the borough have reported differences in men and women’s pay for the first time. Employers with 250 or more staff have to report average differences in pay between all male and female employees by law at midnight tonight. The figures for this year are a snapshot of pay reported on one day last year. The gender pay gap is not the same as equal pay, which deals with differences between what men and women get paid for doing the same job. Redbridge Council’s Conservative Group leader Cllr Paul Canal welcomed the UK-wide reporting: “It’s really good news. It’s only when you have transparency that you can put … [Read more...] about Redbridge gender pay gap: ‘Firms will be fairer on pay now’

Earlier this month, the independent Office for Budget Responsibility has confirmed that the Government’s spending plans have seen the deficit slashed, led to record employment and will continue to deliver record spending on public services including schools and the NHS. In 2010, the initial decision to set a public sector pay cap was to make sure we did not lose vital front-line public sector workers, including doctors and nurses. Across Europe countries such as France and Greece chose instead to make hundreds of thousands of front-line public sector workers redundant. We absolutely prioritised avoiding this and in doing so saved hundreds of thousands of jobs. In September last year we ended the one per cent pay award policy for public sector workforces, recognising that some flexibility would be required in certain areas. With our economy back into a surplus, we are now in a position to give NHS workers a well-deserved pay rise. This includes nurses and midwives, who can … [Read more...] about JUSTIN TOMLINSON’S COLUMN: NHS get pay rise they deserve

PUBLISHED: 13:00 21 March 2018 | UPDATED: 13:03 21 March 2018 File photo of an NHS logo. Photo: Aaron Chown/PA Wire Leaders of more than a million NHS workers are to recommend a pay offer worth between 6.5pc and 29pc over three years. The proposed deal, agreed at a meeting between 14 unions and NHS employers, signals the end of the government’s controversial public sector pay cap. Under the deal, the pay of the lowest-paid staff, such as porters and cleaners, will increase by 15pc. Sara Gorton, head of health at the Unison union, said seven years of pay restraint had led to a staffing crisis across the country. The deal covers health workers in England but is expected to be mirrored in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Half of NHS workers are at the top of their pay band so will receive a 6.5pc increase. The other half will get between 9pc and 29pc, with midwives and physiotherapists among those in line for the biggest increase. The GMB is the only union to recommend … [Read more...] about NHS unions recommend pay offer

PUBLISHED: 08:03 21 March 2018 | UPDATED: 10:51 21 March 2018 Sophie Wyllie NHS workers in England could receive a pay rise over the next three years. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire A deal to give NHS workers a 6.5pc pay rise over three years is set to be agreed, marking the end of a seven-year wage cap. Leaders of unions representing more than a million workers including nurses, midwives, ambulance staff, porters and other staff will meet employers today to finalise the increase. Workers will have to be consulted but it is expected they will receive higher pay from July, backdated to April. The deal covers NHS workers in England at a cost of around £4bn, which is new money from the Government rather than coming from existing budgets. Money is expected to be made available for similar pay rises in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The deal will be structured to give higher rises to the lowest paid. Pay bands will be changed so that workers can move more … [Read more...] about Announcement expected over NHS workers’ pay rise

Less than three in ten nurses and midwives and only one in five ambulance service workers think the NHS has enough staff for them to do their job properly, a new survey has found. Across the NHS as a whole, 34% of staff agreed with the statement that there are enough staff in place to allow them to do their job. However, in the Scottish Ambulance Service just 20% agreed with this, along with 27% of nursing and midwifery staff. The figures were revealed in the new iMatter survey of NHS staff in 2017, published as part of the health and social staff experience report. It also found less than half (46%) of NHS staff agreed they could meet all the conflicting demands of their role during their time at work. The results prompted calls for the Scottish Government to increase staffing levels. Royal College of Nursing Scotland associate director Norman Provan said: “The survey findings support our calls for guaranteed safe staffing levels with two-thirds of those who … [Read more...] about Survey finds 34 of NHS staff think enough workers in place to get job done